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Hilda Keenan (November 1891 – August 20, 1940) was an American actress and vaudeville performer, part of a family of actors including her father Frank Keenan, her husband Ed Wynn, and her son Keenan Wynn.
Jan 5, 2024 · Hilda Keenan and Ed Wynn welcomed their son, Keenan Wynn, into the world, laying the foundation for a family deeply connected by both blood and a shared passion for the performing arts. As their family grew, so did Ed Wynn’s career, with his comedic genius and unique style captivating audiences across the nation.
Oct 15, 1986 · Keenan Wynn - who played a clowning thug in ''Kiss Me Kate,'' blasted a vending machine in ''Dr. Strangelove'' and was one of Hollywood's most versatile supporting actors - died...
Hilda Keenan Wynn was the second child of Frank Keenan and Katherine Agnes Long. Her father was a stage and film actor, director and manager in the silent era. Her mother and sister, Frances were also actresses. She was the first wife (September 5, 1914-May 15, 1937) of actor Ed Wynn, and the mother of...
Wynn was born on July 27, 1916, in New York City, the son of vaudeville comedian Ed Wynn and his wife, the former Hilda Keenan. He took his stage name from his maternal grandfather , Frank Keenan , one of the first Broadway actors to star in Hollywood .
Wynn was married three times. He first married actress Hilda Keenan on September 5, 1914. They eventually divorced on May 13, 1937, after twenty-three years of marriage. Together, they had a son, actor Keenan Wynn. He married his second wife, Frieda Mierse, on June 25, 1937, but would divorce her only two years later on December 12 ...
His father Ed Wynn was a great burlesque and television comedian while his mother Hilda Keenan was an actress as well as a vaudeville performer. His father was Jewish and his mother was from an Irish-Catholic background.
